Shin Godzilla (2016)
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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I love this movie so much
Overrated
Don't Believe the Hype
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
It should be much higher than it is. The movie was so much fun, and so intelligent and witty. Truly an incredible satire of the political climate in Japan. The dialogue is rapid fire and incredibly funny throughout.If you're looking for 90 minutes of monsters fighting then you'll be disappointed I guess, but if you're OK with a well written political satire that has some pretty bizarre but excellent monster effects then I say you should ignore the average rating on this thing and give it a go!
Being a longtime fan of the series, this was a breath fresh of air than the usual focus more on the action sequences with the beast(s). This is methodical, thinking man's journey into what could happen if a natural(or unnatural) disaster would occur. What really made me enjoy this even more is the tension filled discussions on how to take down this monster; along with Japan's history of war & natural disasters. Great script, superb CGI, and a killer soundtrack rounds out this seldom mentioned diamond in the rough.
Perfect acting, perfect casting, perfect CGI, great plot!nothing more to say, it was an awesome movie!
Ever wanted to see a Godzilla movie that's actually a bunch of awfully- dubbed business people debating and has Godzilla, like, every now and then? Look no further than Shin! My hopes were high for this film. After Legendary's awesome 2014 rendition of Godzilla, I figured this would be just as good, if not, better. I mean, it's made by Toho, the same people who made Godzilla. So that means it's good, riiiiiight? Wrong. I was highly disappointed. First off, there's barely ANY Godzilla in it. I literally counted 8-9 minutes. That's more pathetic than Legendary's 15-minute maximum. Next, the dialogue is absolutely trashy. Not to mention, Godzilla has the most half-baked backstory in existence- its a bunch of micro-organisms that bunched together! C'mon! WE want GODZILLA for crying out loud, not freakin' Destoroyah! Godzilla goes through several evolution stages, which is an incredibly weird way to live, and half the time looks like a malformed lizard fetus. Godzilla's atomic breath is...purple. Seriously? Finally this film was so overrated when it came out. You say one wrong word about it, and the even-worser Godzilla fandom goes bats**t crazy! All in all, a miserable flop and a disappointing turning point for Toho. They tried to capture the dark tone of the original and failed, and it ended up looking terrible. Just wait for Legendary to finish up Fathom and KKvG, it'll be far worth your time and money.